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Myanmar ginger farmers trained on safer and healthier practices

A group of 35 ginger famers and government officials from Myanmar’s Shan State received a week-long training to help reduce the health risks associated with their workplace and improve their agricultural practices.

Speech

Sustainable development is not a choice, but the only way

ILO Viet Nam Director, Chang-Hee Lee, made the speech at the celebration of the International Day of Cooperatives in Hanoi on 7 July 2018.

ILO organizes a meeting on cooperative to cooperative trade and decent work

ILO brings together the cooperative movement and fairer and ethical trade initiatives to promote responsible production and consumption though cooperative to cooperative trade.

Advancing decent work in the rural economy through cooperatives in post-conflict Northern Province in Sri Lanka

World Day Against Child Labour

We must tackle the root causes of child labour: ILO Director-General

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder highlighted the importance of addressing the root causes of child labour, including in unpaid family work in agriculture. He spoke at a panel on child labour held on the sidelines of the International Labour Conference.

ILO participates in the African cooperative development conference

ILO participated in a conference on advancing African cooperatives’ contributions to the 2030 Agenda with a focus on achieving SDG2.

My.Coop training organized for skills development of vulnerable youth in Haiti

My.Coop – Training on agricultural cooperative management was organized in Haiti within the framework of a Norwegian-funded ILO project on addressing education and skills gaps for vulnerable youth.

My.Coop roll-out trajectory in Myanmar

A first training of trainers on My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative was conducted in Myanmar after the translation and adaptation of the modules to Burmese context.

My.Coop adapted in Rwanda with sugar cane farmers

My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative training package gets another adaptation in Rwanda.

What is ERA Agro-Forestry doing for contractors in Timor Leste?

Capacity Building for Contractors, especially for local small and medium Contractors is a “buzz word” in developmental circles owing to the colossal amounts that are spent on infrastructure, its impact on employment and the realization that true...

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Viet Nam (Phase 2)

Providing farmers with the right skills means feeding the world

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in close coordination with Vietnam’s Directorate for Vocational Education and Training (DVET), under the framework of the Russian Federation funded project ‘Applying the G20 Training...

Improving the livelihood and working conditions of the vulnerable workers

Assessment of skill gaps and Decent Work deficits in selected agro food value chains

Over 30 representatives from Govt. of Glgit Baltistan Province; UN; INGOs; Academia an famer’s groups unanimously validated the key findings of the Assessment Study, presented by Baltistan Cultural Development Foundation (BCDF) at the workshop in...

ILO and NIRSAL Sign MOU for Capacity Building of its officials

To enhance the capacity of Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) for effective service delivery in the Agricultural Value...

Promoting Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria

In the quest to promote entrepreneurship in the FCT and its environs, the Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) undertake a project site visit to deepen understanding of engagement in the rural communities for...

ILO, Flanders to promote decent work in Malawi’s tea plantations

The project focuses on empowering women and ending violence at work, promoting freedom of association and collective bargaining, as well as improving access to water and sanitation.

Role of cooperatives in rural women empowerment discussed during a side event at CSW62 in NY with ILO participating for COPAC

The Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations organized a side event at the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York focusing on the role of cooperatives in rural women empowerment.

Gender equality

Rural women need equality now

ILO Director of Sectoral Policies, Alette van Leur, has called for urgent action to overcome the hurdles rural women face in the world of work. She was speaking during the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women at United Nations...

ILO sponsors training on agricultural cooperative management through My.Coop distance learning programme

Since 2012 the International Training Centre of the ILO has organized a distance learning Training of Trainers programme on My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative training package. The latest edition took place in late 2017, with...

International Women's Day 2018

Results measurement: A key to creating jobs for rural women and youth

The ILO and IFAD supported Taqeem Initiative pilots innovative results measurement strategies for women and youth employment in the MENA region

International Women’s Day

Change is necessary for rural women

In a statement to mark International Women’s Day, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says that rural women must not be overlooked in policy decisions.